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	*'''Maion:''' ''I've heard a lot. A warrior adventuring across the land. Sometimes they're half beast. Or half god. But always an [[Eagle]] Bearer.''		*'''Maion:''' ''I've heard a lot. A warrior adventuring across the land. Sometimes they're half beast. Or half god. But always an [[Eagle]] Bearer.''

	(If ~~players~~ participated in the Battle of One Hundred Hands.)		(If Kassandra participated in the [[Battle of One Hundred Hands]].)
	*'''Maion:''' ''Champion of the ~~battle~~ of One Hundred Hands.''		*'''Maion:''' ''Champion of the Battle of One Hundred Hands.''

	*'''Maion:''' ''Tell me... Is any of it true?''		*'''Maion:''' ''Tell me... Is any of it true?''

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	(If players participated in the Battle of One Hundred Hands.)		(If players participated in the Battle of One Hundred Hands.)

	*'''Maion:''' ''Champion of the battle of One Hundred Hands.''		*'''Maion:''' ''Champion of the battle of One Hundred Hands.''

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	Regardless, the truth of the stories did not matter to Maion.		Regardless, the truth of the stories did not matter to Maion.
	*'''Maion:''' ''Good answer. I don't care if the stories are true - I can see you have it in you. A capacity for greatness. The potential to be... a real ''hero.		*'''Maion:''' ''Good answer. I don't care if the stories are true - I can see you have it in you. A capacity for greatness. The potential to be... a real ''hero.

	*'''Maion:''' ''I'm Maion.''		*'''Maion:''' ''I'm Maion.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Kassandra.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Kassandra.''
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	*'''Skoura:''' Good.		*'''Skoura:''' Good.

	(If ~~players asked~~ "Who are my opponents?")		(If "Who are my opponents?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me about the other fighters.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me about the other fighters.''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''As a new contender, the choice of opponent will be yours. No [[Slavery\|slaves]] here, no hapless criminals. Just warriors with the resolve to spill blood for the crowd.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''As a new contender, the choice of opponent will be yours. No [[Slavery\|slaves]] here, no hapless criminals. Just warriors with the resolve to spill blood for the crowd.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''I see.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''I see.''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''There are five current champions. Each one more bloodthirsty and ruthless than the last. You'll need to defeat each of them if you're to be called Hero of the Arena.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''There are five current champions. Each one more bloodthirsty and ruthless than the last. You'll need to defeat each of them if you're to be called Hero of the Arena.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "What can you tell me about the arena?")		(If "What can you tell me about the arena?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me more about the arena.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me more about the arena.''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''It's been here for decades but, recently, it's changed.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''It's been here for decades but, recently, it's changed.''
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	*'''Kassandra:''' ''This spear has killed many Persians.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''This spear has killed many Persians.''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''As have I. On the battlefield. And in the arena.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''As have I. On the battlefield. And in the arena.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "What was the Persian war like?")		(If "What was the Persian war like?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''You fought in the Persian wars?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''You fought in the Persian wars?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''I did.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''I did.''
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	*'''Kassandra:''' ''A united Greek world. Seems like fantasy now.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''A united Greek world. Seems like fantasy now.''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''Agreed. But coming back from the war was harder than the war itself. Maion and I found daily life afterward to be... difficult. We had been men filled with life-and-death purpose. We found that again in the arena.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''Agreed. But coming back from the war was harder than the war itself. Maion and I found daily life afterward to be... difficult. We had been men filled with life-and-death purpose. We found that again in the arena.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "What was the arena like?")		(If "What was the arena like?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''What was the arena like in your time?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''What was the arena like in your time?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''It was a place of honor and heroism. I bathed my blade in blood for years. But that was a different time. And I was a different man.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''It was a place of honor and heroism. I bathed my blade in blood for years. But that was a different time. And I was a different man.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "How did you become hero of the arena?)		(If "How did you become hero of the arena? is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''How exactly did you become Hero of the Arena? What did you do?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''How exactly did you become Hero of the Arena? What did you do?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''I survived.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''I survived.''
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	Regardless, Skoura mentioned his daughter.		Regardless, Skoura mentioned his daughter.
	*'''Skoura:''' ''My daughter's very important to me.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''My daughter's very important to me.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "What about friends?")		(If "What about friends?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Surely you have friends from your days in the arena?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Surely you have friends from your days in the arena?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''I did.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''I did.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''What happened to them?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''What happened to them?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''I'm Hero of the Arena. The number one champion. I've killed them all in honorable combat. They rest down the coast from here.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''I'm Hero of the Arena. The number one champion. I've killed them all in honorable combat. They rest down the coast from here.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "What about your family?")		(If "What about your family?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''What about your family? Your daughter?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''What about your family? Your daughter?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''My beloved [[Anaia]]. The first time I held her in my hands, I knew I'd never be able to kill again. She's the reason I stopped fighting... even if I can't disentangle myself from the arena entirely.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''My beloved [[Anaia]]. The first time I held her in my hands, I knew I'd never be able to kill again. She's the reason I stopped fighting... even if I can't disentangle myself from the arena entirely.''
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	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you.''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''I'm done, misthios. I'm leaving. A life outside the arena gates is no longer for me. I need to move on.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''I'm done, misthios. I'm leaving. A life outside the arena gates is no longer for me. I need to move on.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "Where will you go?")		(If "Where will you go?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Where will you go from here? What will you do?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Where will you go from here? What will you do?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''I need to live life the best way I know how.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''I need to live life the best way I know how.''
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	*'''Skoura:''' ''My little Anaia. Yes. I think I'll see her.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''My little Anaia. Yes. I think I'll see her.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''I hope we meet again, Skoura.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''I hope we meet again, Skoura.''
	(If ~~players asked~~ "What makes you want to leave?")		(If "What makes you want to leave?" is chosen.)
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Why do you want to leave the arena ''now''?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Why do you want to leave the arena ''now''?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''It's because of you, ''misthios''. I finally watched you in the arena.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''It's because of you, ''misthios''. I finally watched you in the arena.''
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	(Accept - "I'll fight this new opponent.")		(Accept - "I'll fight this new opponent.")
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll do it.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll do it.''
			*'''Skoura:''' ''I have some arrangements to make...''

	Skoura took his leave of Kassandra, and in time, she approached the [[Praxis (Arena)\|new gatekeeper]] to arrange her final match.		Skoura took his leave of Kassandra, and in time, she approached the [[Praxis (Arena)\|new gatekeeper]] to arrange her final match.

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	*'''Maion:''' ''I've heard a lot. A warrior adventuring across the land. Sometimes they're half beast. Or half god. But always an [[Eagle]] Bearer.''		*'''Maion:''' ''I've heard a lot. A warrior adventuring across the land. Sometimes they're half beast. Or half god. But always an [[Eagle]] Bearer.''

			(If players participated in the Battle of One Hundred Hands.)

			*'''Maion:''' ''Champion of the battle of One Hundred Hands.''

	*'''Maion:''' ''Tell me... Is any of it true?''		*'''Maion:''' ''Tell me... Is any of it true?''

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	*'''Skoura:''' ''They tell me you could hear the crowds from all the way out here. Their thirst never quenched.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''They tell me you could hear the crowds from all the way out here. Their thirst never quenched.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Thirst for what?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Thirst for what?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''Combat in the arena, ''misthios''! Life and death in their purest forms. Love. Hate. Glory and ruin. All ~~their~~ for the crowds to devour. My name is Skoura.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''Combat in the arena, ''misthios''! Life and death in their purest forms. Love. Hate. Glory and ruin. All there for the crowds to devour. My name is Skoura.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Kassandra.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Kassandra.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''I found a note that mentioned this place. And you. It called for fighters from all over the [[Greece\|Greek]] world.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''I found a note that mentioned this place. And you. It called for fighters from all over the [[Greece\|Greek]] world.''

imported>IrreverentRev: corrected dialogue

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imported>Sadelyrate: /* Trivia */

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Maion's dialogue after the player's first victory is the same even if he has not met the player beforehand, i.e. the player went straight to the Arena without meeting him at Warrior's Rest.		*Maion's dialogue after the player's first victory is the same even if he has not met the player beforehand, i.e. the player went straight to the Arena without meeting him at Warrior's Rest.
			*Visiting the monument is not exactly part of this memory, for it can be visited whenever, and 'read'.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	*'''Kassandra:''' ''I have people in my life. People that are important to me. Do you have that as well?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''I have people in my life. People that are important to me. Do you have that as well?''
	\|-\|You seem lonely. Who do you have?=		\|-\|You seem lonely. Who do you have?=
			*'''Kassandra:''' ''You seem lonely, old man. Don't ''you'' have anybody close to you?''
	\|-\|Lie - I don't need anyone.=		\|-\|Lie - I don't need anyone.=
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''I don't long for the company of others. A ''misthios'' works best unencumbered.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''I don't long for the company of others. A ''misthios'' works best unencumbered.''

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	("I'll fight Vasilis, the King of the Arena.")		("I'll fight Vasilis, the King of the Arena.")
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Vasilis will have devoured his last opponent.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Vasilis will have devoured his last opponent.''

			:On occasion, Kassandra also fought a [[mercenary]] in the Arena.
			:(Mercenary - "[name]")
			:*'''Kassandra:''' ''I have... unpaid debts to collect.''
			:*'''Skoura:''' ''I see. Anyone in particular come to mind?''

	Kassandra entered the arena.		Kassandra entered the arena.

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 She brought the boat to a stop near the dock.
 *'''Kassandra:''' ''[[Barnabas]] told me about The Arena. I should give it a go.''
-As she walked the docks, a civilian scoffed at her.
+As she walked the docks, some civilians scoffed at her.
 *'''Civilian:''' You'' won't be around for very long...''
 Before going any further, Kassandra inspected the [[Monument of the Arena|monument]] honoring the current arena champions, starting with the largest in the center.
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 |-|I have important people.=
 |-|You seem lonely. Who do you have?=
 |-|Lie - I don't need anyone.=
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 Finally, Kassandra was ready to challenge the final champion. After a difficult battle, she won.
 ==Outcome==

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	*'''Maion:''' ''But they're Heroes of the Arena. Those who earned an honorable death. The others are buried in unmarked holes far from here. Nobody remembers ''them.		*'''Maion:''' ''But they're Heroes of the Arena. Those who earned an honorable death. The others are buried in unmarked holes far from here. Nobody remembers ''them.
	*'''Maion:''' ''When your time comes, do you think you'll be worthy of the title hero, ''misthios''?''		*'''Maion:''' ''When your time comes, do you think you'll be worthy of the title hero, ''misthios''?''

	<tabber>		<tabber>
	\|-\|I'm more than worthy.=		\|-\|I'm more than worthy.=
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	*'''Maion:''' ''I'm Maion.''		*'''Maion:''' ''I'm Maion.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Kassandra.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Kassandra.''
	*'''Maion:''' ''If you want to truly live, Kassandra, to become Hero of the Arena, and to win riches beyond your wildest dreams, you'll need to fight in my arena.''		*'''Maion:''' ''If you want to truly live, Kassandra, to become a Hero of the Arena, and to win riches beyond your wildest dreams, you'll need to fight in my arena.''

	(Accept - "I'll fight in your arena.")		(Accept - "I'll fight in your arena.")
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	As she walked the docks, some civilians scoffed at her.		As she walked the docks, some civilians scoffed at her.
	*'''Civilian:''' You'' won't be around for very long...''		*'''Civilian:''' You'' won't be around for very long...''
	<br>		<br />
	*'''Civilian:''' ''Oh, you poor child. You're going to get absolutely destroyed in there.''		*'''Civilian:''' ''Oh, you poor child. You're going to get absolutely destroyed in there.''

	Before going any further, Kassandra inspected the [[Monument of the Arena\|monument]] honoring the current arena champions, starting with the largest in the center.		Before going any further, Kassandra inspected the [[Monument of the Arena\|monument]] honoring the current arena champions, starting with the largest in the center.
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''[[Vasilis]]. The King of the Arena. A [[Sparta]]n braggart. But with the skills to back it up...''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''[[Vasilis]]. The King of the Arena. A [[Sparta]]n braggart. But with the skills to back it up...''
	She inspected the [[Athens\|Athenian]] altar to the center's left.		She inspected the [[Athens\|Athenian]] altar to the center's left.
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''[[Titos]]. The Rock of Athens. Skilled soldier. Not to be discounted...''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''[[Titos]]. The Rock of Athens. Skilled soldier. Not to be discounted...''
	She inspected the altar on the far left.		She inspected the altar on the far left.
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	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Did you not see?''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Did you not see?''
	*'''Skoura:''' ''I haven't seen a fight from inside the arena in years. But if the crowds are cheering like that, perhaps I have a hero on my hands after all...''		*'''Skoura:''' ''I haven't seen a fight from inside the arena in years. But if the crowds are cheering like that, perhaps I have a hero on my hands after all...''

	<tabber>		<tabber>
	\|-\|Of course they cheer.=		\|-\|Of course they cheer.=
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	*'''Skoura:''' ''You've done a warrior's job in the arena. Keep it up.''		*'''Skoura:''' ''You've done a warrior's job in the arena. Keep it up.''
	*'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you.''		*'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you.''

	In time, Kassandra approached Skoura to register for a third fight. She defeated that champion as well.		In time, Kassandra approached Skoura to register for a third fight. She defeated that champion as well.